Overview

• More than 800 U.S. firefighters, airtankers, incident management teams and overhead staff have arrived under longstanding bilateral agreements to bolster Canada’s wildfire response
• The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre reports almost 750 active fires nationwide, with British Columbia’s wildfire count more than doubling in the past week after severe heat and over 67,000 lightning strikes
• Evacuation orders remain in effect for Manitoba’s Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation near Nelson House and multiple eastern Newfoundland communities as flames threaten roads and homes
• Widespread smoke from the blazes has degraded air quality across major Canadian cities and drifted into northern U.S. regions, prompting health alerts
• Firefighting efforts are coordinated through the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre alongside provincial services, with U.S. mutual aid teams integrated into command operations